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Innovative spend management it was not. That is until it implemented the SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing solution from SAP.
“We needed a solution that could measure our spending and where we spend. SAP Business Network and SAP Ariba solutions offered the best global solution and proven track record to suit our business transformation agenda,” Keith Learn, vice president of procurement and supplier development for Mary Kay, says.
The result was 75% of addressable spend was channeled through the SAP Ariba solutions, with 70% of supplier invoices now digitized and 95% of enabled supplier spend managed.
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